If you are following either oil or this part of the world. The Vineyard of the Saker Putin took away Lukashenko’s chance to sell Russian oil to Poroshenko Ruslan Ostashko Translated by Scott Humor
Read More »Trump to Saudi King: “You wouldn’t last 2 weeks without us.” Expect lower oil prices.
Trump tells the Saudi King he wouldn't last 2 weeks without US protection. Then he rants about oil prices being too high.Expect lower oil prices.Remember when Obama bowed?
Read More »Decameron — Who’s on the Iran Action Group? More About Neo-Cons’ March through the Institutions
Like most neo-con thinkers, Hook advocates crushing, crippling sanctions that supposedly will suffocate the population to the point that there will be an uprising that overthrows the regime. It's a form of collective punishment--a neo-con pipe dream that destroys nations and people. Hook's mission on Iran is described as coming from Pompeo at the State Dept, but well-placed sources say it's a National Security Council operation, and Bolton's brainchild.... Sic Semper Tyrannis Who's on the...
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Oil PriceRussia Just Won Big In The European Gas War Tim Daiss also U.S. Oil Exports Eat Into OPEC Market Share In Asia Tsvetana Paraskova also ‘’Biggest Ever Change’’ In Oil Markets Could Send Prices Higher Tsvetana Paraskova alsoIndia Will Buy Iranian Crude Despite U.S. Sanctions Irina SlavSee alsoSputnik InternationalRussia, China Moving Forward to Form Strategic Energy Alliance
Read More »Cyril Widdershoven — How The World’s Oil Powers Will Seize The Iran Deal
Analysis of the implications of oil sanctions, including war.Oil PriceHow The World’s Oil Powers Will Seize The Iran Deal Cyril WiddershovenAlso at Oil Price Untangling Russia’s economy from the U.S. dollar dependence is one of Putin’s goals, local outlet Sputnik reports. “We used to behave naïvely, but now we see that the WTO [the World Trade organization] rules are all too often broken, the restrictions are imposed for political reasons, which they call sanctions. Plus more and more of...
Read More »Sputnik — US Sanctions on Iran Puts India in Catch-22 Situation
US sanctions on Iran are poised to drastically cut the profit margins of Indian oil companies that have already committed huge future imports. Moreover, India cannot afford to turn its back on its engagements with Iran, considering the recent headway made by China in enhancing ties with the oil-rich country, according to analysts. Sputnik InternationalUS Sanctions on Iran Puts India in Catch-22 Situation
Read More »Geopolitika — All Eyes On Iran As Oil Prices Soar
Misleading title. The post is a list of links about global oil conditions.GeopolitikaAll Eyes On Iran As Oil Prices Soar
Read More »Willy B — The Serial Interventionists Unhinged
A further look at the Zero Hedge article yesterday, Interventionistas Outraged Over Trump's Syria Withdrawal: "We Took The Oil. We’ve Got To Keep The Oil".Sic Semper Tyrannis The Serial Interventionists Unhinged Willy B
Read More »Zero Hedge — Interventionistas Outraged Over Trump’s Syria Withdrawal: “We Took The Oil. We’ve Got To Keep The Oil”
Smackdown.Zero HedgeInterventionistas Outraged Over Trump's Syria Withdrawal: "We Took The Oil. We’ve Got To Keep The Oil" Tyler Durden
Read More »Chinese officials are not acting like there’s a trade war
By Marc Chandler This post was first published on Marc to Market While the pundits are talking trade wars, Chinese officials are taking the latest US provocations in stride. Pressure on China’s trade practices are not new. The US has been complaining about intellectual property violations since Bill Clinton was President. China’s trade practices have also raised the ire or US and Europe, which has resulted in tens of dozens of anti-dumping actions. China’s emergence on the...
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